The Great Budda (Daibutsu)

The Great Budda was built in 1252 and is 37 feet tall. He originally was housed in a large temple that was washed away in a tsunami. The locals rebuilt the temple and that temple was also washed away by a tsunami. Legend has it that at that point the locals realized that Daibutsu wanted to be outside so they never rebuilt the temple. This was in 1495 and according to legend there hasn't been a tsunami there since so I guess it worked. It's understandable since he has a phenomenal view over the ocean. Daibutsu is hollow so you can actually go inside of him which was mildly interesting. My favorite was the Budda's shoes, you know, in case he needs to stretch out at some point.